Practical massage in twenty lessons / by Hartvig Nissen ; with 46 original illustrations.

  • Hartvig Nissen
Date:
1905
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical massage in twenty lessons / by Hartvig Nissen ; with 46 original illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    SIXTH LESSON. Resistive Leg Movements: Foot Flexion and Extension— Leg Flexion and Extension—Upward Knee Traction— Knee Flexion and Extension—Leg Elevation and Depres- sion—Backward Leg Traction—Leg Separation and Clos- ing—Bent Knee Separation and Closing—Leg Torsion. . . 53-60 SEVENTH LESSON. Movements of the Chest and Abdomen—(a) Thorax Mas- sage: Chest Friction and Chest Kneading—Chest Vibra- tion—Chest Slapping—Chest Lifting and Vibration, (b) Abdominal Massage: Stomach Friction—Muscle Knead- ing of the Abdomen—Knuckle Kneading of the Abdomen —Circular Kneading of the Abdomen—Stomach Vibra- tion—Bowel Vibration—Bowel Concussion—Loin Vibra- tion—Loin Traction 61-68 EIGHTH LESSON. Massage of the Back: Back Friction—Back Muscle Kneading —Back Muscle Rolling—Back Circular Kneading—Back Vibration—Spinal Nerve Compression—Back Percussion —Long Friction Down the Back—Breech Beating 69-74 NINTH LESSON. Movements of the Trunk: Trunk Rotation—Trunk Torsion (Sitting)—Trunk Torsion (Kneeling)—Forward Trunk Flexion and Extension. Active Trunk Movements: Trunk Elevation — Chopping Movement — Harvesting Movement—Body Horizontal on Toes and Hands—Back Curving . 75-79 TENTH LESSON. Head, Face, and Throat Massage: Head Percussion—Knead- ing of the Head—Head Vibration—Friction of the Fore- head and Temples—Facial Massage—Throat Massage— Head Rotation—Neck Flexion and Extension 80-88 ELEVENTH LESSON. General Massage: Prescription I—Prescription II—Prescrip- tion III 89-96
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